Anti-plaque dentifrice packaged in resilient squeezable dispensing container

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A dental composition such as a paste or gel dentifrice, containing triclosan as an antibacterial agent which acts to decrease plaque on the teeth, is packaged in a hand holdable and squeezable dispensing container which is made of or includes a part or parts of a solid polymeric material such as a poly-, fluoroethylene or polyvinyl chloride which is compatible with, triclosan, so that excessive loss of its anti-plaque activity on storage is avoided, which losses have been noted when various other plastics have been employed as dispensing container component materials. Alternatively, other more reactive plastics may be employed for such dispensing container parts when a stabilizer, such as …